A face panel includes a frame unit having mounting grooves arranged in parallel on the front side thereof, and decorative face members detachably fastened to the front side of the frame unit, each decorative face member having coupling devices protruded the back side thereof and detachably fastenable to the mounting groove of the frame unit, a decorative finish located on the front side thereof and carrying a design and a connection structure located on each of the two distal ends thereof for enabling a member of the decorative face members to be connected transversely in a line by means of forcing one connection structure of one decorative face member into engagement with one connection structure of another decorative face member.
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1. A face panel, comprising: at least one frame unit, each said frame unit having at least one mounting groove located on a front side thereof; and at least one decorative face member detachably fastened to the front side of said at least one frame unit, each said decorative face member having at least one coupling device protruded a back side thereof for coupling to the at least one mounting groove of said at least one frame unit and a decorative finish located on a front side thereof.
2. The face panel as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the number of said at least one frame unit is multiple and the multiple frame units are arranged adjacent to one another; the number of said at least one decorative face member is multiple and the multiple decorative face members have the respective coupling devices thereof respectively fastened to the mounting grooves of the multiple frame unit.
3. The face panel as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each said frame unit has at least one protruding connection portion located on each of two distal ends thereof adjacent to one end of each said mounting groove, and an end bar fastened to each of the two distal ends, each said end bar having at least one mounting hole for receiving the at least one protruding connection portion at one end of the respective frame unit.
4. The face panel as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each said coupling device of each said decorative face member comprises a rectangular coupling tongue protruded from the back side and extending along the length of the respective decorative face member, a rounded retaining rib formed integral with an outer end of said rectangular coupling tongue for insertion with said rectangular coupling tongue into one mounting groove of one said frame unit, and a stop flange protruded from the back side and extending along the length of the respective decorative face member in a parallel manner relative to said rectangular coupling tongue.
5. The face panel as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each said frame unit comprises a top frame bar, a bottom frame bar, at least one intermediate frame bar arranged between said top frame bar and said bottom frame bar in a parallel manner, and two end bars fastened to two distal ends of each of said top frame bar, said at least one intermediate frame bar and said bottom frame bar, said top frame bar and said bottom frame bar each carrying one said mounting groove on a front side thereof, each said intermediate frame bar carrying two said mounting grooves on a front side thereof.
6. The face panel as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each said decorative face member has a rectangular shape and a connection structure located on each of two distal ends thereof, each said connection structure comprising at least one male connection member and at least one female connection member.
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April 6, 2010
May 1, 2012
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